13:35 Taunton

Thursday 9 December 2021

All12:3013:0013:3514:1014:4015:1015:40

Stables Business Park Novices' Handicap Hurdle

Off time: 13:35 | Winning time: 4m 6.72s

1^st

Lime Drop

511-6

11/8f

T: H D DalyJ: R Patrick

Mid-division, effort and headway into 3rd before 2 out, pressed leader last, pushed out and led towards finish, always doing enough op 6/5

2^nd

Midnight Callisto

611-12

9/2

T: A J HoneyballJ: Ben Godfrey (5)

Disputed lead, headed and remained close up 5th, pressed leader 3 out, pushed along and led before 2 out, ridden and kept on well after last, headed towards finish, well clear of 3rd tchd 5/1

3^rd

One Last Glance

411-1

20/1

T: T R GrettonJ: Kieren Buckley (5)

Front mid-division, headway into 3rd 2 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on one pace, no chance with front pair tchd 22/1

4^th

Folly Gate

611-11

3/1

T: Mrs J WilliamsJ: P J Brennan

In rear, headway and not clear run on rails before home turn, went 5th 2 out, kept on one pace op 7/2 tchd 4/1

5^th

2 ¼

The Imposter

410-5

50/1

T: N J HawkeJ: David Noonan

Disputed lead, led before 5th, hit 3 out, soon pushed along, headed before 2 out, ridden and gradually faded from 2 out op 100/1

6^th

6 ½

Diamon Des Flos

511-8

9/1

T: Evan WilliamsJ: Adam Wedge

Front mid-division, outpaced and weakened 2 out op 8/1

7^th

Letsbe Avenue

610-12

33/1

T: W G M TurnerJ: Sean Houlihan (3)

Chased leaders, ridden and weakened before 2 out op 40/1

8^th

Vanderbilt

710-12

8/1

T: Mark GillardJ: Fergus Gillard (3)

Disputed lead, headed and tracked leaders before 5th, pushed along before 2 out, weakening when mistake last op 7/1 tchd 10/1

9^th

4 ½

Gaelic Thunder

610-6

100/1

T: C HonourJ: Lily Pinchin (5)

In rear, ridden and weakened before 2 out tchd 80/1 and tchd 125/1

10^th

Sam Haze

710-2

66/1

T: P C DandoJ: Conor Ring (3)

Mid-division, ridden 3 out, soon beaten, tailed off tchd 50/1

Also Ran

Musical

511-3

100/1

T: Mrs S LeechJ: Lorcan Williams

In rear, ridden and weakened tamely well before 2 out, soon pulled up tchd 50/1

Toad Of Toad Hall

511-2

80/1

T: Alexandra DunnJ: J E Moore

Front mid-division, lost place quickly and tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 3 out tchd 66/1

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Non-Runners

Deep Inferno²

Weight: 10-7| Age: 5

T: L Hurley J: Miss H C Tucker

Pink Jazz¹⁵

Weight: 11-11| Age: 4

T: S Curran J: Non Runner

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.38Pl:£1.20, £1.60, £4.50EX:£9.40Trifecta:£94.70Tricast:£88.33SF:£8.21Swingers:£2.80, £6.80, £14.60

Forecasts

Lime Drop (11/8), Folly Gate (3/1), Midnight Callisto (9/2), Vanderbilt (8/1), Diamon Des Flos (9/1), Pink Jazz (14/1), One Last Glance (20/1), Letsbe Avenue (33/1), The Imposter (50/1), Sam Haze (66/1), Deep Inferno (66/1), Toad Of Toad Hall (80/1), Gaelic Thunder (100/1), Musical (100/1)

LIME DROP had plenty to spare at Leicester a week ago, so he's an obvious choice to defy the penalty up against more exposed types. Folly Gate arrives in form and has Paddy Brennan taking over for the first time, so he's feared most, with Midnight Callisto hard to rule out having returned to form last time.

LIME DROP (FR)
FOLLY GATE (FR)
MIDNIGHT CALLISTO

Previous Winners

2020

Admirals Bay

Weight: 11-2 |Age: 4

J: James Davies | T: Henry Oliver

17/2

Prize Money

1st: £3,431.002nd: £1,581.003rd: £790.004th: £396.005th: £350.006th: £350.007th: £350.008th: £350.00